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Students Honored at SAHE Banquet
The Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education honored graduating students and recognized two graduates for exceptional accomplishments and contributions as part of the department's annual banquet on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
- 09 May 2024
Stiegler Receives Faculty Scholar Award
Comm Media faculty member Zack Stiegler has been awarded the 2024 Faculty Scholar Award.
- 08 May 2024
Piwinsky and Students Work with Community
Comm Media faculty member Mark Piwinsky has been working with different student teams on various projects in the Indiana community.
- 08 May 2024
Sulaiman Wins Dean's Award for Excellence
For the second year in a row, Comm Media's doctoral student Nafisah Sulaiman has won the Dean's Award for Excellence for a paper presented at this year's IUP Scholars Forum.
- 08 May 2024
Students Complete Undergraduate Degrees with Perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average
As Indiana University of Pennsylvania honors its 1,100 students receiving bachelor’s degrees during commencement ceremonies on May 11, it will celebrate a total of 48 students who completed those degrees with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
- 07 May 2024
Scholars Forum Award Winners Honored at Reception
Winners of the 2024 Scholars Forum were celebrated at a recent reception held in the Blue Room of Sutton Hall.
- 07 May 2024
IUP to Honor 1,566 Graduates During May 10, 11 Commencement Ceremonies, Including Local 4.0 Graduates
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will honor 1,566 graduates during commencement ceremonies on May 10 and 11 at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex and will honor Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Indiana resident Ellen Sylves Ruddock, a 1966 graduate of IUP, with honorary Doctor of Public Services degrees.
- 06 May 2024
Guth Selected as IUP Distinguished University Professor for 2024–25 Academic Year
Lorraine J. Guth, Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor of counseling, has been selected as IUP’s 2024–25 Distinguished University Professor.
- 06 May 2024
A Look Back at a Year of Stories
From IUP's first Black professor to alumni working in the outdoors and faculty and students digging for dinosaur bones, here's a look back at some of the stories that show some of the many great things––and great people––at IUP.
- 06 May 2024
IUP Students Help Bridge Language Gap at Local Business
In fall 2023, nine IUP students interpreted for 20 new employees at Indiana factory Specialty Tires of America, hired directly from Mexico through the company's participation in an H-2B work visa program.
- 04 May 2024
Garvin-Kort Faculty Award for Research in Economics Recipient Named for 2024
James Jozefowicz has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Garvin-Kort Faculty Award for Research in Economics. Generous donations from Distinguished Alumni Award recipient John Kort ’74 and the late Alexander Garvin, economics faculty 1969–98, provided support for faculty research.
- 03 May 2024
IUP Ali-Zaidi Award Nominee Selected for Scholarship
Erika Jackson, a senior psychology honors program major in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Cook Honors College and IUP’s nominee for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Ali-Zaidi Award, has been selected for a scholarship as IUP’s nominee by IUP Provost Lara Luetkehans.
- 01 May 2024
IUP Students Represent at Undergraduate Research at the Capitol Event
Four undergraduate students recently represented Indiana University of Pennsylvania at the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol (URC-PA) symposium on Tuesday, March 19, in Harrisburg, PA.
- 01 May 2024
Benjamin Co-authors Book on Living-Learning Communities
Mimi Benjamin, professor in the Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education, co-authored "Living-Learning Communities in Practice: A Guide for Creating, Maintaining, and Sustaining Effective Programs in Higher Education," with Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas and Jody Jessup-Anger.
- 01 May 2024
Onkst Receives PASSHE Scholarship
Stephanie Onkst was selected as one of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education Foundation Scholarship recipients for the spring 2024 semester.
- 01 May 2024
From IUP to the Ivy League
This fall, Caio Gomes, who will graduate from IUP next week, will head to law school at Yale University. If you ask him the secret to his success, he will say IUP played a key part in it.
- 01 May 2024
IUP Art and Design Students Continuing Design Stars Event on May 7; Makers Market Event Scheduled for May 10, 11 at Levity Brewing
Students in IUP Art and Design faculty Sharon Massey and Sean Derry’s 3D Design and Digital Fabrication class will compete in the eighth annual Design Stars of IUP on May 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Waller Hall theater at IUP.
- 29 April 2024
Slenkfest '24: A Celebration of the IUP Graphic Design and Illustration Program
On April 11-23, the new IUP Graphic Design and Illustration program hosted the first Slenkfest, named after IUP’s first graphic design professor, Robert Slenker. Slenkfest combined current IUP students and alumni working in the field of visual design.
- 29 April 2024
PASSHE Undergraduate Anthropology Conference Rebooted
In mid April students and faculty from IUP and Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg gathered in Carlisle for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Undergraduate Anthropology Conference.
- 26 April 2024
56th Annual Madia Awards
The Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics and Engineering presents its 56th Annual Academic Achievement Awards.
- 25 April 2024
Siddique Publishes Book Chapter on Post-COVID Teaching Practices in Rural India
- Dan Weinstein
- 25 April 2024
Vetter Publishes Article on Student Reactions to Wikipedia's Gender Politics
- Dr. Matt Vetter
- 25 April 2024
Palmiotto Awarded Wenner-Gren Grant to Explore Communal Learning through Ancient Bone Tools
Andrea Palmiotto was recently awarded a post-PhD research grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to explore social prescriptions and communal learning in the production of ancient bone tools on the South Carolina coast between 3,000 and 6,000 years ago.
- 24 April 2024
Mahmoud and Moroz Receive Graduate Awards at Scholars Forum
The Kathleen Jones White Writing Center is proud to announce that two of our graduate tutors received graduate awards for their poster presentations at IUP’s spring 2024 Scholar’s Forum.
- 24 April 2024
2024 IUP Scholars Forum Award Recipients and Recognition Luncheon
Department of Finance and Economics student research completed under the direction of several department faculty members was recognized at an awards luncheon held in the Blue Room on April 22, 2024. Volunteer faculty, alumni, and friends-of-the-university judges attended oral and poster presentation sessions during the annual Scholars Forum event held earlier in April, and based on their rubric scoring and comments, results were determined for the four award categories.
- 24 April 2024
Philosophy Students Present at 2024 Scholars Forum
Philosophy students Gavin Yoder and Jordan Thomas presented posters at the 2024 IUP Scholars Forum on April 10, 2024.
- 23 April 2024
Annual Spring Methodology Conference on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Presented by Dept. of Foreign Languages
The Department of Foreign Languages held the annual IUP Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching on Friday, April 19, 2024.
- 22 April 2024
Pedersen Publishes Book on Contemporary Existentialism
Hans Pedersen, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, recently published "The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Existentialism" (co-edited with Kevin Aho and Megan Altman).
- 22 April 2024
Twelve Anthropology Students Present Wide Range of Papers, Posters at IUP Scholars Forum
Twelve anthropology students presented a wide range of papers and posters at the IUP Scholars Forum on April 10. Topics ranged from AI to shipwrecks and from equality to animal bones. The faculty, staff, and alumni judges recognized six anthropology students with awards.
- 22 April 2024
Applied Archaeology MA Students Present Research, Win Awards at SPA Annual Meeting
Three Applied Archaeology MA students presented research and won awards at the ninety-third annual meeting of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, held in Carlisle, PA, April 12–14, 2024. They were joined by alumni and faculty in representing IUP Anthropology.
- 22 April 2024
College of Education and Communications IMPACT Awards
- Jean Albert
- 20 April 2024
IUP Celebration Weekend Honors Alumni Volunteers, Including Local Woman
Indiana University of Pennsylvania honored three alumni and a graduating student for outstanding volunteerism through the Award of Excellence in Volunteer Leadership program, held during the annual Volunteer Recognition Breakfast on April 13.
- 19 April 2024
2024 Scholars Forum
The Department of Finance and Economics is very pleased that numerous students participated in the nineteenth annual Scholars Forum held at the IUP KCAC on April 10, 2024. We wish to thank volunteer judges, faculty mentors, and the Scholars Forum planning committee who organized this event and gave of their own time and talent to afford our students this exceptional opportunity to participate in a professional conference atmosphere.
- 18 April 2024
2024 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference
The Department of Finance and Economics is pleased to recognize two economics majors who shared the results of their research completed as part of the econometrics course sequence in economics at the 2024 Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference, “Creating the Gold Standard,” on the IUP main campus on Friday, April 12.
- 18 April 2024
Mahmoud Wins Dean’s Award for Top-Ranked Graduate Project at Scholars Forum
Ammar Mahmoud, a doctoral candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program, won the Dean’s Award for his project “Developing a Plan to Handle Any College-level Writing Assignment’ at the 2024 IUP Scholars Forum.
- 17 April 2024
Distinguished University Professor Ford Chosen for Fulbright Award for Study in Portugal
Indiana University of Pennsylvania anthropology professor Ben Ford, IUP’s 2023–24 Distinguished University Professor and chair of IUP’s Department of Anthropology, has been selected as a Fulbright US Scholar for 2024–25.
- 16 April 2024
Dr. Nice receives ACA Emerging Leader Award
- Jean Albert
- 15 April 2024
Q&A: Donovan Daniel, Assistant Director of Student Involvement and Leadership Development
As assistant director of Student Involvement and Leadership Development, Donovan Daniel guides students and organizations, he leads workshops and conferences—all to help students get involved and grow as leaders. Find out where he gets his inspiration in this Q&A.
- 15 April 2024
Chi Sigma Iota Spring 2024 Inductions
Chi Sigma Iota held its initiation ceremony on Friday, April 5th!
- 14 April 2024
Nice receives Outstanding Research for the College of Education and Communications
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Nice, who was awarded today as this year's Outstanding Researcher for the College of Education and Communications!
- 14 April 2024
Counselors for Social Justice Conference
IUP’s Department of Counseling program, along with Counselors for Social Justice, hosted its second in-house Social Justice Conference at IUP Pittsburgh East! Dr. Deborah Duenyas was the keynote speaker.
- 14 April 2024
IUP Student Selected for Competitive Finnegan Fellowship
Abigail Hancox, of Albion, a senior political science major with a minor in homeland security in the Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has been selected for a competitive James A. Finnegan Foundation Fellowship.
- 12 April 2024
Benjamin Presents on Peer Mentoring at ACPA Conference
Mimi Benjamin, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education Department, presented at the ACPA convention on the findings of an international research project on peer mentoring, focusing on establishing belonging through peer support programs for underrepresented students.
- 12 April 2024
Lowery Contributes Chapter to Student Affairs Text
John Wesley Lowery authored a chapter on student conduct administration in Rentz's "Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education" (6th edition).
- 10 April 2024
Annual Research Awards Reception—Dean’s Award for ECB
As part of 2024 Research Appreciation Week schedule of events, Department of Finance and Economics faculty member Brandon Vick received the Dean’s Award for the Eberly College of Business. This award was presented during the annual Research Awards Reception, which recognizes and celebrates outstanding research by faculty and graduate students and a commitment to sponsored research by faculty and staff.
- 09 April 2024
Students Travel to 2024 Undergraduate Research Showcase at Harrisburg
Alex Tseng traveled to Harrisburg with three other IUP students to participate in the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol—Pennsylvania event held on March 19, 2024.
- 09 April 2024
IUP Student from Indiana Selected for Scholarship Established in Honor of Homer City Woman and IUP Graduate
Cleo McMahan, a biology major from Indiana, received the 2024 Patricia Hilliard Robertson Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Female Science Student, presented April 8 during IUP’s annual STEM Women’s Summit, highlighting current women scientists and alumnae working in the science fields.
- 09 April 2024
IUP Students, Faculty, Perform with Andrea Bocelli at Pittsburgh Concert
Sixty students and three faculty in IUP’s Department of Music were the invited local chorus to sing with THE Andrea Bocelli—the international superstar—at his concert in Pittsburgh, the first stop on his current tour schedule.
- 05 April 2024
Machado Publishes Chapter on Creating Digital Co-Mentoring Spaces for Students and Faculty
Crystal Machado, professor in the Department of Professional Studies in Education, published a chapter titled "Beyond Coursework: Creating Digital Co-Mentoring Spaces for Graduate and Post-Graduate Student-Faculty Productivity" in Laura E. Gray and Shernette D. Dunn’s edited book Incorporating the Human Element in Online Teaching and Learning.
- 05 April 2024
Farag Discusses Cybersecurity Careers and Opportunities With High School Seniors
The director of the IUP Institute for Cyber Security and current PI of several major federally funded grants, Waleed Farag, visited the Homer-Center Senior High School on March 8 to share information about IUP’s cybersecurity education efforts, including current grant information and opportunities for scholarships.
- 04 April 2024
Scholars Forum and 3MT Finals
Join the School of Graduate Studies and Research and the IUP Research Institute at the nineteenth annual Scholars Forum, held at the KCAC. This event celebrates student research at IUP and includes the annual Three-Minute Thesis competition.
- 04 April 2024
Research Appreciation Week Events Include New Innovation Summit, “Ky the Chemist” Presentation, Artificial Intelligence Summit, STEM Women’s Summit With Alumnae Panelists, Scholars Forum
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will celebrate innovation, student and faculty research, and creative work during IUP’s 2024 Research Appreciation Week, planned for April 8–12. STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
- 04 April 2024
Zeeshan Siddique: Teaching the Stories of Climate Change
Drawing on his strong personal connection to environmental advocacy, Zeeshan Saddique, a doctoral candidate in IUP's Literature and Criticism PhD program, designed his fall 2023 section of the course to foster environmental stewardship through the study of narrative.
- Dr. Dan Weinstein
- 03 April 2024
Keppich Wins Teaching Excellence for Temporary Faculty Award
IUP Comm Media faculty member Stephanie Keppich has received the Teaching Excellence for Temporary Faculty award.
- 03 April 2024
“The Veteran” Teaser Scene Released
A teaser scene from Jeremy Waltman's movie "The Veteran" has been released.
- 03 April 2024
Lowery Delivers 2024 Saddlemire Lecture at BGSU
John Wesley Lowery, professor and department chair of Student Affairs in Higher Education, delivered the 2024 Saddlemire Lecture at Bowling Green State University on Tuesday, April 2.
- 03 April 2024
ArtsPath and College of Ed/Comm Remain Focused on Student Creativity
The College of Education and Communications has completed its second artist residency of the year, with teacher education candidates taking a ECED/ECSP creative experiences courses.
- 01 April 2024
Wong Doe performs and Teaches in New York City
IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe taught a masterclass and performed a solo recital at Hunter College/City University of New York, March 19th and 20th, 2024.
- 27 March 2024
Driscoll and Yim Publish in Post-Pandemic Writing Center
Dana Lynn Driscoll (professor of English and director of the Jones White Writing Center) and Andrew Yim (composition and applied linguistics doctoral student, tutor in the Writing Center) have published a new article in an edited collection, titled “The Loss of We: An Empirical Investigation of Synchronous and Asynchronous Tutoring Experiences before and During the Pandemic.”
- 27 March 2024
IUP Dance Team Wins Big at Virginia Competition
On Saturday, March 23, the IUP Dance Team took part in their first intercollegiate dance match outside of Pennsylvania, the Precision Intercollegiate Dance Competition, held in Manassas, VA. Despite this being the team's first competition in several years, the team was successful, earning the judges' award for "most entertaining" performance and other accolades.
- 26 March 2024
Annual Service Awards Honor IUP Employees for Years of Service
IUP celebrated employees who completed 10, 15, 20, 25, and 35, years of service to the university during the Employee Service Awards luncheon in the Blue Room on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
- 26 March 2024
Q&A: Miko Rose, Founding Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Miko Rose, the founding dean of IUP's proposed college of osteopathic medicine, never dreamed about being a doctor. But in her "second career," she’s making a difference in the lives of patients and the physicians providing their medical care.
- 25 March 2024
Brown Coaches First PIAA Championship Team from Indiana High School
Sarah Brown, Professional Studies in Education, is also head coach of the undefeated Indiana High School Swimming and Diving teams.
- 22 March 2024
Radwan and McGinty Publish on Generative Artificial Intelligence and Teacher Education
The chapter by Asmaa Radwan and Jacqueline McGinty, titled "Towards a Conceptual Generative AI Ethical Framework in Teacher Education," delves into the transformative potential of GenAI in education, highlighting its capabilities to enhance teaching and learning experiences.
- 22 March 2024
Fourth IUP Student Selected for Statler Foundation Scholarship
Emma McAnulty, a senior hotel, restaurant, tourism, and event management major with a concentration in tourism and special events at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation’s Scholarship of Excellence.
- 21 March 2024
Lowery Presents at NASPA Conference
John Wesley Lowery presented at the 2024 NASPA Conference in Seattle last week on law and policy issues and the history of student affairs profession.
- 20 March 2024
Dec. ’23, Jan. ’24 Graduate List
A list of students who graduated from IUP in December 2023 and January 2024.
- 13 March 2024
Huang and Ankrum Publish on Taiwanese EFL Teachers’ Resilience During Pandemic
Chin Yi Huang and Julie W. Ankrum’s article, “Exploring Taiwanese EFL Teachers’ Resilience Based on their Experience of Working through the Pandemic,” was recently published in Airiti’s "Journal of Sciences & Humanities." Airiti is a Taiwanese online journal.
- 12 March 2024
Mahmood and Ankrum Publish on English Children’s Literature in Pakistani Schools
Farheen Mahmood and Julie W. Ankrum co-authored an article in "Early Childhood Education Journal" describing research exploring the effects of a postcolonial mindset on the accessibility to instructional literature (picturebooks, storybooks, and anthologies/readers) in Pakistan.
- 12 March 2024
Congratulations to 2023–24 Faculty Recognition Award Winners
It is with immense pleasure and pride that the Center for Teaching Excellence announces the winners of this year's Faculty Recognition Awards. These accolades honor the outstanding achievements, tireless dedication, and remarkable contributions of our esteemed faculty members to academia and beyond.
- 10 March 2024
IUP Punxsutawney Students Receive Scholarships for Essay Writing
IUP Punxsutawney students received $1,000 scholarships for their essays.
- 04 March 2024
Farag Invited Participant at Regional Cyber Hub Kick-Off Meeting
Waleed Farag, director of the IUP Institute for Cyber Security and professor of computer science, was recently invited to participate in the kick-off meeting for the newly formed Regional Cyber Hub.
- 04 March 2024
Focusing on His Future
Coming to IUP has helped student photographer Cameron Horning figure out a path to a career in sports. Learn more about him in this multimedia story, and see highlights of his work documenting the seasons of the Crimson Hawks.
- 04 March 2024
Machado and Nahar Publish “Influence of a Multiphase Inquiry-based Learning Project on Students' Science Literacy"
Crystal Machado, professor in the Department of Professional Studies in Education, and Lizoon Nahar, a Curriculum and Instruction doctoral candidate, published the paper “Influence of a Multiphase Inquiry-based Learning Project on Students' Science Literacy" in the "Journal of Education in Science, Environment, and Health."
- 29 February 2024
Machado Publishes Chapter on Writing Partnerships, Multiple Projects, and Online Presence
Crystal Machado, professor in the Department of Professional Studies in Education, published a chapter titled "Establishing Expertise: Writing Partnerships, Multiple Projects, and Online Presence" in Mary Renck Jalongo and Olivia N. Saracho’s edited book "Scholarly Writing: Publishing Manuscripts that are Read, Downloaded and Cited."
- 29 February 2024
Pollard-Kosidowski Receives Presidential Award for Service
Brittany Pollard-Kosidowski received the Presidential Award for Service at this year's Association for Specialists in Group Work conference in Portland, OR.
- 27 February 2024
Q&A: Lara Luetkehans, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
As an undergraduate, Lara Luetkehans knew she wanted to work in higher education. She just didn’t know in what capacity. Learn more about Luetkehans, IUP’s provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, in this Q&A.
- 26 February 2024
Cybersecurity Team Places Fourth in National CAE-NE Hackathon
On Saturday, Feb. 17, 2023, the IUP Cybersecurity Team participated in the Nation Center of Academic Excellence – Northeast Cyber Competition and secured a fourth-place finish against 10 other cyber teams from US colleges and universities.
- 22 February 2024
New Book by Poole Explores Realities of Refugees in Horn of Africa
Indiana University Press has just released "Hosting States and Unsettled Guests: Eritrean Refugees in a Time of Migration Deterrence," co-written by Amanda Poole, professor of Anthropology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Jennifer Riggan, professor of International Studies at Arcadia University.
- 20 February 2024
Havens and Flint Recipients of Linda Drummond Deabenderfer Scholarship
This year's recipients of the Linda Drummond Deabenderfer Scholarship are Cameron Havens and Debra Flint. Each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship to use towards their educational expenses.
- 19 February 2024
Department of Music Holds 2024 Brass Day
The IUP Department of Music brass faculty hosted the second annual IUP Brass Day on Sunday, February 18, 2024. This year, the Brass Day guest artist was Italian trumpeter Andrea Tofanelli. All IUP brass students, as well as area middle and high school musicians, participated.
- 19 February 2024
Collins Performs at US Army Band Tuba Workshop
Zach Collins, professor of Tuba, recently performed an invited recital at the 2024 US Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop in Fort Myer, VA.
- 19 February 2024
IUP Studio Art Faculty Selected for Moonshot Grant
Two Indiana University of Pennsylvania studio art faculty members are using a $70,000 Moonshot Grant to launch new worlds of opportunity for youth in Pittsburgh’s Brownsville area.
- 16 February 2024
International Delegation Visits Institute for Cyber Security
On February 5, 2024, IUP’s Institute for Cyber Security hosted seven delegates from Iraq as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program through the US Department of State.
- 15 February 2024
Moran, Hassan, and Huang Present at Eastern Educational Research Association Conference
Professor Kelli Jo Moran and students Ragia Hassan and Chin-Yi Huang presented a poster titled “Teaching Artists Teaching Future Teachers: Building Pre-Service Teachers’ Cross-Curricular Capacities through Teaching Artist Residencies.”
- 14 February 2024
Lowery Presents at ASCA Annual Conference
On Saturday, February 3, 2024, John Wesley Lowery, professor and department chair of Student Affairs in Higher Education, presented at ASCA conference held at Portland, Oregon.
- 07 February 2024
Farag Invited Participant for White House National Cyber Workforce Education Roadshow
Waleed Farag, professor of computer science and director of IUP’s Institute for Cyber Security, was an invited participant for a roundtable discussion with Jake Braun, acting principal deputy national cyber director in the Office of the National Cyber Director, on cybersecurity and workforce development.
- 07 February 2024
Indiana Musicale Hosts Seventh Monster Piano Concert
Indiana Musicale (Indiana Chapter, Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association), in collaboration with the IUP Department of Music, hosted its seventh Monster Piano Concert in DiCicco Hall on Saturday, February 3.
- 05 February 2024
Vetter Publishes Article on Ethical Uses of AI in Writing Classroom
Matt Vetter and co-authors (all former or current IUP doctoral students in English) published "Towards a Framework for Local Interrogation of AI Ethics: A Case Study on Text Generators, Academic Integrity, and Composing with ChatGPT" in the journal Computers and Composition.
- Dr. Matt Vetter
- 05 February 2024
Lowery Receives NASPA Faculty Service Award
John Wesley Lowery, department chair of Student Affairs in Higher Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has been recognized by the NASPA Faculty Council as the 2024 recipient of the Faculty Service Award.
- 29 January 2024
Siegel Finer Promoted to Associate Editor of Journal
English department faculty member Bryna Siegel Finer (English) has taken on new roles at the journal Rhetoric of Health & Medicine and the book series Writing Spaces.
- 26 January 2024
Kopchick Hall's First Days
The new home of the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics opened for the start of the semester last week. Get a look inside this 142,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, now that its labs, classrooms, and common areas are in use.
- 26 January 2024
Anthropology’s Ford Presents at International Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference
Professor Ben Ford recently traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference organized by the Saudi Arabia Heritage Commission.
- 25 January 2024
Wong Doe Performs with Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe performed with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra on January 14, 2024, in their Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration concert.
- 24 January 2024
Works of Ivan Fortushniak, Presented by University Museum
The University Museum presents a collection of works by Ivan Fortushniak as the first exhibit of 2024.
- 19 January 2024
Vetter Publishes Article on Ethics of Structured Data in Public Domain
Matt Vetter (Department of English) and co-author Zach McDowell (University of Illinois, Chicago) recently published an article in the International Journal of Communication. "The Realienation of the Commons: Wikidata and the Ethics of 'Free' Data" interrogates ethical issues related to Creative Commons Zero licensing in one of the most influential engines of the semantic web.
- Dr. Matt Vetter
- 19 January 2024
IUP Offering Free Advanced Cybersecurity Camp for Middle and High-School Students
Thanks to a ninth year of funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency, Indiana University of Pennsylvania will offer a free, one-week GenCyber cybersecurity camp for middle and high school students.
- 11 January 2024
Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department Faculty Member Part of $1.1-million National Science Foundation Cyberinfrastructure Project
Rick Adkins has a leadership role in a US National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure program grant to develop a commonwealth-wide secure network and related cyberinfrastructure to interconnect Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
- 11 January 2024
Dean’s List for Fall 2023
Following is the list of Dean’s List recipients for the fall 2023 semester as of January 8, 2024.
- 09 January 2024
Benjamin Publishes on Sport Management Learning Community
Mimi Benjamin, Student Affairs in Higher Education professor, co-authored “Why Living in a Sport Management Learning Community Matters,” recently published in the Sports Innovation Journal.
- 08 January 2024
Nice Receives CSI Fellowship
Professor Matthew Nice received the CSI’s Edwin L. Herr Fellowship for Excellence in Counseling Leadership and Scholarship. The Herr Fellowship includes funding to be used for research.
- 01 January 2024
IUP Men’s Ice Hockey Club Team Makes Donations to Veteran’s Group, Indiana Regional Medical Center
During the fall semester, Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Men’s Ice Hockey club team raised $2,350 for the Western Pennsylvania Veterans Relief Fund and collected more than 200 stuffed animals for pediatric patients at Indiana Regional Medical Center.
- 19 December 2023
IUP Ambassadors Make Donation to IUP Food Pantry and Help Center
When the IUP Ambassadors learned they had won the first-place prize for the 2023 IUP homecoming parade float competition, the group immediately made the decision to donate $500 of the prize funds to the IUP Food Pantry and Help Center.
- 18 December 2023
Capturing Moments in 2023
Another year at IUP is almost behind us. Look back at some of the memorable moments in student life, academics, athletics, research, relaxation, and more in this gallery of photos.
- 18 December 2023
Fox Wins Outstanding Supervisor Award
Kelly Fox, a school counselor at Indiana County Technology Center, received the Department of Counseling's Claire J. Dandeneau Outstanding Supervisor award in 2023.
- 15 December 2023
Ramos Interviewed by American Council for the Blind
Erick Marco Ramos, an English PhD candidate at IUP, was recently interviewed by the American Council for the Blind.
- 12 December 2023
IUP to Celebrate Graduates With Ceremonies on Dec. 16; Area 4.0 Graduates Included
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will hold commencement ceremonies on Dec. 16 for 521 graduates, including 13 who completed their undergraduate studies with perfect 4.0 grade point averages.
- 12 December 2023
IUP Men’s Rugby Club Wins National Championship Against University of Memphis
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Rugby Club won the national championship against the University of Memphis on Sunday, December 10, in Houston, Texas.
- 12 December 2023
Sociology and Economics Students Selected for Second Annual Justice Research Fellowship Program
Indiana University of Pennsylvania has selected its second student cohort of Justice Research Fellows at the Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center at IUP.
- 12 December 2023
Winter Celebration at MCSLE
The Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement held its annual Winter Celebration on Friday, December 8.
- 11 December 2023
The Return of Keystone Wind Ensemble
What would bring 60 musicians back to the IUP campus for a weekend of rehearsals and a culminating performance in Fisher Auditorium? The return of Jack Stamp (BS’76), director of Bands at IUP from 1990 until 2015, and the first performance of the Keystone Wind Ensemble in almost eight years!
- Kevin Eisensmith (BS’78), Professor Emeritus of Trumpet (1998–2022)
- 07 December 2023
Homeless Heroes Stocking Project Serves Veterans for Seventh Year
For the seventh year in a row, students in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Rho Tau Chi military service fraternity made a difference in the lives of homeless veterans in Indiana County and western Pennsylvania through the Homeless Heroes Holiday Stocking Project.
- 07 December 2023
Lettuce Gather In the Spirit of Competiton
The newly formed Lettuce Eating Club held its first competition—seeing who could devour a head of iceberg lettuce the fastest. Find photos from the contest, see who was crowned “chomp-ion” (Head Lettuce), learn iceberg-eating strategies, and more.
- 07 December 2023
Stiegler Publishes Book on Musical Intimacy
IUP Comm Media faculty member Zack Stiegler and IUP media communication studies doctoral program graduate Todd Campbell co-authored a new book titled "Musical Intimacy."
- 05 December 2023
Iota Mu Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi Celebrates 51st Initiation Ceremony
IUP's Iota Mu Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Honor Society, celebrated its 51st initiation ceremony on Friday, December 1, 2023.
- 04 December 2023
Fall 2023 Provost Scholars
Students named to the Fall 2023 list of Provost’s Scholars are listed alphabetically with the degree and major they are seeking.
- 01 December 2023
Wong Doe Releases “Perspectives” Recording on Rattle Records
IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe recently released “Perspectives,” an album of six newly commissioned piano works by New Zealand composers on the Rattle Records label.
- 30 November 2023
IUP English Professor Ranked in World’s Top 2 Percent Scientists List
David I. Hanauer, a faculty member in IUP’s Department of English, has been named as one of the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” for 2023 by an international academic independent research center.
- 29 November 2023
IUP President Honored by City & State as One of Pennsylvania’s Top Leaders
Indiana University of Pennsylvania President Michael Driscoll is recognized as one of the commonwealth’s 50 top leaders in Pennsylvania by City & State Pennsylvania.
- 29 November 2023
Foreign Language and Library Faculty and Students Present at State Language Conference
Christina Huhn, Dawn Smith-Sherwood, Heide Witthöft, Marjorie Zambrano-Paff (Department of Foreign Languages), Harrison Wick (IUP Special Collections), and six students attended the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association’s annual language teachers conference, held at Seven Springs resort.
- 28 November 2023
Huhn Presents Collaborative Work at National Foreign Language Conference
Christina Huhn (Department of Foreign Languages) copresented the results of a collaborative research project, titled "Current Trends in Post-secondary Language Classrooms," at the annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
- 28 November 2023
Eisenhower Selected for Executive Director of IUP Research Institute
Following a national search, a higher education professional with two decades of experience in sponsored research, grants management, and administration has been selected as the executive director of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute by the IUP Research Institute Board of Directors.
- 27 November 2023
Wong Doe Performs at Princeton University
IUP piano professor Henry Wong Doe performed on the Princeton Sound Kitchen series at Princeton University on Tuesday, November 14.
- 22 November 2023
IUP Fraternities and Sororities Collect More Than $4,100 for Indiana Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign
For the fourteenth year, members of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Greek community—its 24 fraternities and sororities—continued a holiday tradition of helping families in the Indiana community.
- 21 November 2023
Lowery Co-authors Chapter for Book on Academic Advising Administration
John Wesley Lowery, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education Department, co-authored a chapter on legal and ethical issues in academic advising administration with Susan M. Taffe Reed of Dartmouth.
- 20 November 2023
Sulaiman Presents Paper at NCA Conference
Nafisah Ahmad Sulaiman, a comm media third-year PhD student, presented her paper, “Understanding Facebook Crisis Communication in the Context of Dialogic Theory of Public Relations: A Case Study of Twitter Ban in Nigeria,” at the National Communication Association's 109th annual conference in Washington, DC.
- 20 November 2023
National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing: JW Writing Center's Involvement
The Writing Center tutors and staff members presented at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing in Pittsburgh.
- 16 November 2023
Derry and Massey Receive $70,000 Moonshot Grant from Remake Learning
Studio Art faculty Sean Derry and Sharon Massey were awarded a $70,000 Moonshot Grant from Remake Learning for their upcoming project, Studio Stream.
- 16 November 2023
Homeless Heroes Stocking Project Serving Veterans for Seventh Year
For the seventh year in a row, students in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Rho Tau Chi military service fraternity are committed to helping homeless veterans in Indiana County and western Pennsylvania through the Homeless Heroes Holiday Stocking Project.
- 15 November 2023
Park Invited to Facilitate Reflective Workshop for 400 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants
Gloria Park was invited to facilitate a Reflective Workshop for 400 Fulbright foreign language teaching assistants who are on a one-year grant, teaching their native languages in US higher education institutions.
- 14 November 2023
Health and Physical Education Student Receives State Outstanding Future Professional Award
Torri Ashbaugh, a senior undergraduate student in the Health and Physical Education Teacher Education program, was recognized as the 2023 recipient of the Outstanding Future Professional Award.
- 14 November 2023
Masilela Awarded Visiting Fellowship, University of Zululand, South Africa
Calvin Masilela, professor of Geography and Regional Planning, has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Zululand, South Africa, by the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA).
- 13 November 2023
Liu Gives Invited Workshop on AI
Shijuan Liu, Department of Foreign Languages, gave an invited workshop for Chinese language faculty from several liberal arts colleges in the Great Lakes Colleges Association, held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 6–8, 2023.
- 09 November 2023
Filcik Winners Announced for 2023
The School of Graduate Studies and Research announces the winners of the Julius P. Filcik Doctoral Fellowship: Vanessa Gutierrez, criminology, PhD; and Farheen Mahmood, curriculum and instruction, DEd.
- 09 November 2023
IUP CIO Bill Balint Honored as University Technology Leader of the Year
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Chief Information Officer Bill Balint has been selected as University Technology Leader of the Year by EdScoop, an online newsletter for leaders in technology and digital learning, published by Scoop News Group.
- 09 November 2023
Onkst Wins 2023 PCA Outstanding Graduate Student Award
IUP counselor education doctoral student Stephanie Onkst won the 2023 Pennsylvania Counseling Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the 2023 PCA annual conference in Harrisburg, PA.
- 07 November 2023
Newkerk Scholarship Presented to Lindsay Aurand
Lindsay Aurand is the recipient of the Nancy Newkerk scholarship for 2023.
- 03 November 2023
IUP Students Attend ICPC Programming Competition
IUP computer science undergraduates Kamir Walton, Noah Grattan, and Jacob Vanluven competed in the 2023 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.
- 02 November 2023
Third Crystal Pillar Award for COMM 360 Class Crew
IUP Comm Media's COMM 360 Live Sports Football class won their third Crystal Pillar Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the student productions category, awarded on October 14, 2023.
- 31 October 2023
Grand Opening of Common Goods Pop-Up Store at Indiana Theater
Common Goods is an annual pop-up store featuring laser-cut paper packages of items we need but cannot buy, like empathy, rest, and rainbows.
- 25 October 2023
Ford and Colleagues Publish on Gulf of Mexico Shipwrecks
Ben Ford (Anthropology), James Delgado (SEARCH) and Michael Brennan (SEARCH) published an article on the Gulf of Mexico maritime cultural landscape.
- 23 October 2023
Collins Tours TN and AR with Brass Mammoth
Zach Collins, professor of tuba and euphonium, completed a tour of Tennessee and Arkansas with professional tuba-euphonium quartet, Brass Mammoth in October 2023.
- 19 October 2023
Hanni Memorial Scholarship Presented to SAHE Student
On Tuesday, October 17, the Michael Hanni Memorial Scholarship was presented to Madi Kiser, a second-year SAHE student, by members of Michael’s family.
- 18 October 2023
IUP Cybersecurity Day Set for Oct. 31
IUP’s Institute for Cybersecurity, in collaboration with the PC4A Project and Information Technology Support Center, will host the sixteenth annual Cybersecurity Day on October 31. This annual event features nationally recognized security experts as well as speakers from government, the security industry, and academia. It is free and open to the community.
- 18 October 2023
Ford Appointed Chair of Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board
Ben Ford, Department of Anthropology, was recently appointed chair of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board.
- 18 October 2023
Driscoll and Yacoub Win Article Award from Association of Writing Across the Curriculum
Dana Driscoll (English, Writing Center) and Omar Yacoub (August 2023 graduate from the Composition and Applied Linguistics Doctoral program and former assistant director of the Jones White Writing Center) won a major article award for their 2022 article, “Threshold Genres; A 10-Year Exploration of a Medical Writer’s Development and Social Apprenticeship through the Patient SOAP Note.”
- 16 October 2023
IUP Students, Marketing and Communications Team Win Awards from National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Indiana University of Pennsylvania can add a third Crystal Pillar Award and its first Emmy award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to its list of accolades.
- 16 October 2023
Studio Art Faculty Bring STEAM to Pittsburgh Zoo
Studio Art faculty members Sharon Massey and Sean Derry teamed up with Molly Russell and Matt Burglund from Marketing and Communications to bring a STEAM project to the Pittsburgh Zoo on Monday, October 9, 2023.
- 12 October 2023
Orth Appointed Managing Director of Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center
Robert Orth will serve as the new managing director for the Administration and Leadership Studies Research and Training Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
- 12 October 2023
Driscoll Helps Launch First Writing Support Center in Czech Republic
One of the legacies of the Jones White Writing Center has been to help open new writing centers and consult on writing centers globally. In fall 2023, Dana Driscoll (English, Writing Center) traveled to the Czech Republic to help open the first Writing Center Support Centre at VSB Technical University of Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
- 09 October 2023
Your 2023 Crimson Court
Now in its thirteenth year at IUP, the Crimson Court will take part in all university Homecoming activities, including the parade. The Crimson Court consists of students chosen by a university-wide vote to represent each of the colleges at IUP.
- 06 October 2023
Driscoll Offers Workshops in Czech Republic on STEM Writing in Disciplines and Dissertation Supervision
Dana Driscoll (English, Writing Center) offered a series of five half-day workshops on teaching writing for universities in the Czech Republic. In partnership with VSB Technical University of Ostrava, the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Charles University, she offered workshops to support teaching writing in the disciplines and offered support for dissertation writers.
- 02 October 2023
Trumpet Professor Emeritus and Students Attend Italian Trumpet Festival
Kevin Eisensmith, retired professor of trumpet at IUP, and seven members of the IUP trumpet studio recently returned from a one-week trumpet festival held in Orvieto, Italy.
- 02 October 2023
37th Annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference
IUP had a strong presence at the annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference, which took place in Washington, PA, June 1–3, 2023.
- 29 September 2023
Lowery Publishes on Supreme Court’s Recent Affirmative Action Decision
John Wesley Lowery, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education department, published an article in the fall 2023 issue of "Developments" on the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision.
- 27 September 2023
Shiring and Shiring Publish Book on Catering
The textbook on Professional Catering structurally applies by design key essential and emerging management, marketing, strategic management, and supply chain concepts empowering the student, practitioner, event planner, chef, or aspiring entrepreneur with the appropriate knowledge, tools, and Tips from the Trade to start and position within the marketplace a competitive catering business.
- 27 September 2023
Waltman's Movie Previews in Norway
IUP Comm Media faculty member Jeremy Waltman recently directed "The Veteran," which was invited to preview at the Nordkapp Filmfestival in Norway on September 14, 2023.
- 25 September 2023
New Faculty Gain Valuable Insights at IUP Orientation Event
New tenure track faculty, temporary faculty, and teaching associates attended New Faculty Orientation, hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence and sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
- 25 September 2023
IUP Hosting Planetarium Shows, Free and Open to the Community
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will open the 2023–24 academic year’s planetarium shows on September 25 with “Awaiting the Darkening.”
- 15 September 2023
IUP Pre-med Students Complete IRMC Internship Program
Two Indiana University of Pennsylvania biology majors are just a little closer to their lifetime careers, thanks to Indiana Regional Medical Center’s Pre-Med Undergraduate Summer Internship.
- 15 September 2023
IUP Geoscience Professor Co-author of Book on Bennu Asteroid
Indiana University of Pennsylvania geoscience professor Kenneth Coles is part of the writing team of "Bennu 3-D: Anatomy of an Asteroid," a project that could help scientists make big new discoveries about the origin of the Earth and the Solar System.
- 13 September 2023
IUP Secures $1 Million from Department of Defense for Summer Language Immersion Program for Cybersecurity Students
Indiana University of Pennsylvania has received $996,350 from the Department of Defense to establish a pilot summer immersion program for cybersecurity students to develop language foundations and proficiency in Chinese. IUP is the only school in the nation chosen to develop the program.
- 13 September 2023
Driscoll and Vetter Publish New Volume in Open Access Textbook Series Writing Spaces
"Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing" is an open-access textbook series geared towards undergraduate composition courses. Volume 5 includes 22 new open-access essays and offers multiple perspectives on a wide range of topics about writing.
- Dan Weinstein
- 12 September 2023
Third IUP Student Selected for Full-Tuition Scholarship by Statler Foundation
Elizabeth Haffling, a senior hotel, restaurant, tourism, and event planning major from Martinsburg, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation’s Scholarship of Excellence.
- 12 September 2023
Siegel Finer Publishes Book on Women's Health Rhetoric
Bryna Siegel Finer, director of Undergraduate Writing Programs, published a new book, "Patients Making Meaning: Theorizing Sources of Information and Forms of Support in Women's Health," co-authored with Cathryn Molloy (University of Delaware) and Jamie White-Farnham (University of Wisconsin–Superior).
- 11 September 2023
IUP Council of Trustees Approve Four Resolutions Honoring Donors, University Leadership
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees approved four resolutions on September 7 in honor of members of the IUP community, including two retired faculty members and two retired administrators.
- 08 September 2023
Shinberg Presents on Structural Ableism
Associate Professor Diane Shinberg presented "Toward More Inclusive Structural Intersectionality: Contextual Measurement of Structural Ableism" at the American Sociological Association's 118th annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA, on August 19, 2023.
- 08 September 2023
Dean's List for Summer 2023
Following are the Dean's List recipients for Summer 2023.
- 07 September 2023
Nuwagaba-K Receives College of Education and Communications Student Research Award
The College of Education and Communications congratulates Racheal Nuwagaba-K on receiving the College's Student Research Award.
- 07 September 2023
Honoring Faculty Members Promoted in Academic Rank
The Office of the Provost has announced the promotion of several faculty members to full professor effect the fall 2023 semester.
- 06 September 2023
SAHE Alumna Presented Lunardini Award
At the conclusion of resident assistant training for the undergraduate student staff at IUP, the SAHE faculty formally presented the 2023 Ronald Lunardini Distinguished Alumni Award to Julene (Jules) Pinto-Dyczewski.
- 05 September 2023
Science at IUP Featured on KDKA-TV, Sept. 5
On Tuesday, September 5, tune in to KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. for an interview about science at IUP with President Michael Driscoll and Steve Hovan, dean of the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
- 31 August 2023
Director of IUP Military and Veterans Resource Center Selected as 2023 Veteran Champion of the Year in Higher Education
Cory Shay, director of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Military and Veterans Resource Center, has been selected for the 2023 Veteran Champions of the Year in Higher Education list by Military Friendly.
- 31 August 2023
Yan Presents "Uncontainable Incommensurability" at Lund University
Leo Yan, of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, presented a paper titled "Uncontainable Incommensurability" at the Value Incommensurability Workshop, held at Lund University, Lund, Sweden, May 25–26, 2023.
- 29 August 2023
Experiences of Strategic Integration and Implementation of Free Digital Resources Shared by Doctorial Curriculum and Instruction Candidates
Doctoral candidates in Curriculum and Instruction share their experience of strategic integration and implementation of free digital resources, specifically eBooks, to cultivate interest in reading among preK to grade 8 students.
- 28 August 2023
ICS Director Farag Receives Senate Distinguished Faculty Award for Research
Waleed Farag received the Senate 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award for research.
- 25 August 2023
Dean's List for Summer 2023
The list of Dean’s List recipients for the summer 2023 semester.
- 22 August 2023
Vetter and Coauthors Publish Article on Immersion in Virtual Reality Software
Matt Vetter (Department of English) and co-authors published an article in the journal Technical Communication Quarterly comparing the marketing rhetoric of VR software and hardware with interviews of actual users to uncover disparities in how immersion is described and experienced.
- Dr. Matt Vetter
- 15 August 2023
IUP Video Showcasing Commitment to Student Success Earns Emmy Nomination
A video produced by members of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Division of Student Affairs has been nominated for a 2023 Mid-Atlantic Emmy award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- 14 August 2023
Tony and Emma Ricupero-Rustic Lodge Scholarship Recipients Selected
Two students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Academy of Culinary Arts, Madison Macchia and Samantha Swidowski, have been selected as the 2023 recipients of the Tony and Emma Ricupero-Rustic Lodge Scholarship.
- 14 August 2023
Music Department Hosts 2023 Summer Camps
The Department of Music hosted two successful camps in June 2023. The second annual IUP Summer Music Camp was held June 12–16, and the Drum Major and Leadership Academy, which rebooted in 2022, was held June 26–30.
- 01 August 2023
U-SOAR Cohort to Showcase Research in Capstone Symposium
Join the SGSR and Office of Undergraduate Research in celebrating the culmination of a summer-long research project undertaken by students at this free event open to the public.
- 27 July 2023
Emeritus Professor Bird Receives Lifetime Honor
Gary Bird, emeritus professor of Music at IUP, was recently given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Tuba and Euphonium Association. The award was presented at the 2023 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, held at Arizona State University.
- 24 July 2023
Swidowski and Macchia 2023 Ricupero Scholarship Winners
Second-year culinary students Samantha Swidowski and Madison Macchia were selected as award recipients for the Ricupero Scholarship.
- 20 July 2023
Anthropology Faculty Member Poole Selected for Fulbright Specialist Program
Amanda Poole, a faculty member in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Anthropology, has been selected for the Fulbright Specialist Program and has been approved to work on a project in Madagascar.
- 14 July 2023
Vetter and Coauthors Publish Facebook's Re-branding as Meta and Vision for Metaverse
Matt Vetter (Department of English) and co-authors Brent Lucia (University of Connecticut, English PhD alumnus) and Isaac Adubofour (English PhD candidate) have recently published an article, "Behold the Metaverse: Facebook's Meta Imaginary and the Circulation of Elite Discourse," in the journal New Media & Society.
- 13 July 2023
Benjamin Participates in Research Seminar and Presents at Conference on Engaged Learning
Mimi Benjamin, professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education department, participated in the final year of a three-year research seminar at Elon University June 25–30. 2023.
- 11 July 2023
IUP Students, Faculty to Conduct Third Forensic Archaeology Field School in Germany at Site of World War II Airplane Crash
The Department of Anthropology has been selected by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc. through the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to continue its field study in Germany at the site of a crash of a World War II airplane. This is the third year that IUP has been involved in the DPAA mission.
- 10 July 2023
Retired Biology Faculty Member, Spouse, Family Make Donation to Kopchick Hall Building Fund, Establish Music Scholarship
Retired Indiana University of Pennsylvania biology professor Frank Baker and his wife, the late Mary Baker, along with members of the Baker family, have made a $50,000 gift to benefit IUP’s John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Building Fund.
- 29 June 2023
Muth Presents at Regional and Branch Campus Administrators Conference
Richard Muth, director of Regional Campuses, presented "Rurality: Diversity, Perspectives, and Educational Impacts" at the Regional and Branch Campus Administrators Conference, which took place June 11–14, 2023.
- 21 June 2023
Institute for Rural Health and Safety Receives Funding for Indiana County Highway Safety Program
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Rural Health and Safety has received $104,000 in federal funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for the Indiana County Highway Safety Project, a program designed to promote safe driving, including seat belt use, in the region.
- 12 June 2023
Vetter Wins 2023 CCCC Wikipedia Initiative Award for Contributions to Public Knowledge
Matthew Vetter (English Department) has received the 2023 Conference on College Composition and Communication Wikipedia Initiative Award for Contributions to Public Knowledge.
- 06 June 2023
Dean’s List for Spring 2023
Undergraduate students receive recognition on the Dean’s List for each fall, spring, or summer term(s) in which they earn at least a 3.25 GPA based on at least 12 credits of graded (not P/F) undergraduate coursework, or a combination of graded graduate and undergraduate coursework.
- 01 June 2023
IUP Safety Sciences Student Organization Named 2023 Outstanding Student Section of the Year by AASP
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Safety Sciences American Society of Safety Professionals student section has been named the Outstanding Student Section of the Year by the American Society of Safety Professionals. The honor comes with a $5,000 award from the ASSP to fund scholarships and research.
- 22 May 2023
IUP Graduate Admissions Team Recognizing IRMC, Penn Highlights DuBois, Punxsutawney Nursing Staff for National Nurses Day, Hospital Appreciation Week
Graduate Admissions Office Director Amber Dworek and Graduate Admissions Office Assistant Director Lucy Archer, working with Christina Koren, director of strategic partnerships in IUP’s Division of University Advancement, delivered snacks and gift items for members of the nursing staff at three regional medical facilities, including a voucher to waive the application fee for enrollment in any IUP graduate degree program.
- 19 May 2023